election transparency

Fulton County failed to follow the legal requirement to compare the total number of votes recorded with the total number of people who cast ballots, according to Fulton County Board of Elections member Julie Adams and another person who…

On Nov. 12, the Fulton County Board of Registration and Election (FCBRE) certified the results of the 2024 election. Except no one knows with certainty if the results were actually accurate because crucial data was withheld, according to a…

The Democrat-led Luzerne County Election Board voted Friday to reject 142 mail-in ballots from a Donald Trump-voting stronghold in Pennsylvania after staffers screwed up the ballot processing. The votes came from the 119th Legislative…

Two years ago, The New York Times (NYT) warned that one of the greatest “threats” to American democracy was the so-called “growing movement inside … the Republican Party” to “refuse to accept defeat in an election.” How dare Republicans…

Four Democrat-led counties in Georgia extended the in-person drop-off hours for absentee ballots this weekend. But some local Republican leaders expressed frustration with the abrupt change, telling The Federalist they were never directly…

Arizona’s guidance for election workers violates Americans’ First Amendment right to free speech and may disenfranchise voters, a lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges. Brought against Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, Gov. Katie Hobbs, and…

Nevada enjoys one of the freest observation laws in the country. NRS 293.274 requires that county clerks allow “members of the general public” to observe the elections. In most states, observers must be affiliated with a candidate or a…

Maine’s voter rolls must be made available for public inspection, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. Writing for the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Gustavo Gelpí, a Biden appointee, ruled that Maine Secretary of State Shenna…

An Illinois district court judge ruled last week that state officials must give a coalition of conservative groups access to Illinois’ list of registered voters dating back to the state’s past 15 elections. In her July 18 decision, Judge…

Ohio is launching a new office dedicated to ensuring transparency in its elections, Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced last week. According to a LaRose press release, the Office of Data Analytics and Archives, which will be housed…